Will Paige Bueckers be the next FACE of college women's basketball next year? Let us know in the comments below!👇

I feel like we didn’t see Paige’s full potential this year since she just had a acl injury

Next season will be all about Paige and JuJu and I'm down for it.

No weakness, except for being unselfish. PB is a basketball savant. The best analogy is if this is baseball, PB hits for above-average with power, while CC hits a lot of home runs. HR is sexier and that is why CC received the most attention.

The multiple ACL injuries really slowed her down. Paige is a generational talent.

Got her team to a final four every year she played. She's pretty damn good. Hope we get to see her as point guard next season.

I’m exited for this new generation to improve the WNBA

I've been a Fan of Paige since her High School days. She's really the only reason I watch Women's Basketball. This is one of the better videos covering Paige's Basketball career. You didn't talk about her International play though: Honors: 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup MVP (CC was on this Team); 2019 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year. Gold Medals: 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup, 2018 Youth Olympic Games, 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup, 2017 FIBA Americas U16 Championship. International Tournament Titles: 2018 Latvia U17 International Invitational, 2018 Spokane Hoopfest (3x3), 2018 USA Basketball 3x3 National Championship.

page is that girl just a baller shes going #1 next year

If Paige were a little more selfish, instead of being pass first, she would rack up crazy numbers.

Paige is great but I think Geno needs to assess his training, rest and recovery program. His team has way too many injuries!

Kind of like Nikola Jokic she wants to get her team involved so she passes more than she should at times. Geno wants her to shoot more but she just plays good basketball and doesn’t want to force shots. If she decides to shoot more and extend her range she will be as popular as CC

I did not watch basketball until Paige. For years, I really enjoyed watching Paige. I loved watching her skills. When she was hurt, I stopped watching basketball. I do not care of political talk from sports or actors. Never really watched Caitlin. But I am super happy for Caitlin. I will watch her games with FEVER. I can’t wait to see both girls in the league. (Like Larry and magic…lol)

Very good but she’s too damn unselfish

Being the face of college basketball next year and making a ton of money with the NIL are not the primary reasons for Paige to stay at UCONN for an additional year. Her quest for a National Championship for UCONN oversees any other goal. Why? To some it doesn't make sense. Paige is a 'lifer' and she has endured injuries which may have cost UCONN the chance to win a National Championship while she played there. Next year will give her one more chance to do it and the UCONN roster will be full of outstanding players to support her. In direct answer to your question, YES, she will be the face of college basketball. There are many star players who might compile higher scoring numbers but no one, I repeat, NO ONE can put together a skill package like she can. A lot of what she contributes for a winning team are not on the stat sheet. They have to do with her wonderful personality and her 'team comes first' approach to the way she plays the game. If she feels it is necessary to 'take over a game', she will, but otherwise she would rather share the spotlight with her teammates. And her strength is her faith. She is a kind, caring and loving human being and people who follow her don't just admire her as a player, they also love her. I do.

I haven't seen Caitlin that much but I'm not sold that she's better than Paige. Paige can guard point, wing and even power forwards. I haven't seen CC excel on defense. But they didn't give her challenging assignments, so who knows. I often try to find a comp in the Twentieth Century NBA for players, because I stopped following men's basketball in the Nineties. Caitlin is Magic or Bird (they are practically the same player if you ignore race) a bit more like Bird because of the shooting Paige is MJ, just as much offense and more defense. The spectre of injury haunts PB but otherwise she's the GOAT

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Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, and Breanna Stewart are all UConn graduates, so there might be some bias. Clark is an unparalled superstar scorer, a good passer, and clutch player. Pais is a very good scorer, a phenomenal passer and clutch player. However, this year Paige also added better defense (blocking shots) to her game. I think where Paige is better than Clark is her exceptional court vision (she is. point guard), anticipating plays before they even occur. Paige definitely would average more PPG than what has now because she prefers to pass than shoot! Auriemma constantly yells her to shoot more, which is highly unusual.

PB was the best to me last season...the key difference between her and Caitlin to me is PB is a two way player and a beast defensively as well as offensively . Definately the face of the game ALONG with JUJU who is coming and will rival her next season...

She’s very talented

Love the vids 🔥

After watching every one of Bueckers's college games (many of them multiple times) and a dozen or more high school games, I consider this a very well written and presented episode. You've put together a fair and well-rounded report, covering most of Paige's highlights! I very much look forward to 2024-2025! Thank you.

The NIL and salary talk is always ridicuous. Her NILs would be on top of her WNBA salary. They don't cancel each other which means she actually makes more in the WNBA.

How good is she? She's very very very very good. Will be the premier and best player in college hoops next year along with Juju and that chick with the ghetto name who plays for LSU. Cant remember her name but she is the real deal. Just remembered her name - Flau-Jae. That chick is badass.

LOL, saying WNBA players are jealous is ridiculous. Sue Bird featured Caitlin Clark in an episode of her ESPN+ show and has made several supportive comments about her. Also, saying Paige is going to make more money staying in college next year is also not accurate. Her NIL deals will transfer to endorsement deals once she goes pro. She will likely earn even higher in endorsements because she'll have more time throughout the year to work with those brands. But I appreciate the work put into the video and the stats.

Paige is good enough to lead her team of two seniors - Mulh and Edward’s - herself, and four freshmen to the final four! That is how good Paige is!!! Hope her new teammates stay healthy for her next season for a chance at the championship!

Yes! Paige is unlike most other collegiate players... with the possible exceptions of Maya and Stewie (4 straight Finals) ... and we are so fortunate to have her one more year at UConn! :)

Best All-Rounder Player!!!

I love Paige❤

She’s awesome and great at everything. I didn’t know about CC as all the hype was first on Paige.

Been said Paige would be the face of NCAAW next with Reese and Clark gone. Juju will get a lot of attention but the face will be Paige

I wonder what Paige is studying in her 5th year of college, and also wonder if she will be back for another year after her 5th year. If she plans on going into the WNBA, I think she should have gone after her senior college year, joining Caitlin, Angel, and others.

Huh? I'm what world does having a preference of player = jealousy?

She is winning the championship next year❤

bueckers is gonna be one of the best in the wnba after her next year in uconn

It's gonna be the Paige and Juju show next season

She is more of a gamer than Stewart and more versatile than Clark was (but not as dynamic). She will also have to share the spotlight with Ju Ju Watkins, Hannah Hidalgo and Fulwiley. Thise three were too young to challenge Clark's primacy. Next year they will be more mature, more great players sharing greatness. I also hope Buekers doesn't reinjure herself and become the second version of Shea Ralph.

College basketball needed her and she needs to secure that bag with her injury history…

I just like Paige’s style of play. She’s great.

Looking at Paige's NCAA rookie stats, the only average where she beat Caitlin was steals per game, and her points from 3 average. Her season total for assists - *168*, a record at UConn it says here - positively pales besides Caitlin's *214*, as does her *581* points for the season to Caitlin's *799.* (Caitlin only played 1 more game than Paige.) Paige is obviously a fantastic player, and hopefully she'll do fantastically this season. But it's baffling why she seems to have got all the awards for that season when Caitlin's stats are not just better, but significantly better. Injuries really suck for sportspersons. All throughout Emma Raducanu's US Open run people were saying 'If she avoids injuries, she's gonna win multiple slams'. 3 years later, she's just come b ack from 8 months off, 3 operations, recovery and rehabilitation and was ranked 302 in the world. Admittedly she just had 2 good wins last week but that still only sees her about 220. I hope Paige is injury-free from here on.

I have been watching paige since she was in high school. and she is an amazing cheerleader for womens basketball not to mention her abilities in shooting, passing and court awarness. My biggest problem with Page and I would bet you its her coaches as well, is that if you piss her off on the court her next play will be her being a dog:.scoring, stealing or blocking a shot but the problem is that she does not seem to have the mentality to start and finish the game in that same "dog" mode. She seems to play at slow to medium speed . if page is to be considered up there with caitlin, cameran and angel she needs to get that fire under her ass from somewhere. and it needs to escalate during the game and be continual and consistant not just when some fan pisses her off by yelling out something. i love watchiing her and rooting for her but i find myself yelling at her to move her ass and get in "dog" mode instead of her seemingly lacksadasical running up and down the court. she took the extra year so its up to her to see what type of player she wants to be, "a dog" or just another good female player not able to put it in 100th gear and fire hewrself up to take over a game. i pray its in her to do or she will never be better than an ok playerwho at times looked great

I agree with geno, shes tbe best womens college basketball player rn . I agree shes bad to the bone

She’s the best but was extremely tired at the end of the season, Geno seldom rests her. We need to get her on a pitch count! Go UCONN Go Huskies Basketball 🏀

I'm a huge Bueckers fan. Team obviously is not close to 2024 Final Four without her. But what few have said, after Paige hit a 3 mid-2nd QTR to push UCONN lead over Iowa to 28-16, IMO she had opportunities rest of 2nd to really damage Iowa's chances. Instead, 1 of 3 from field (no 3's) and a turnover, as lead was cut to 32-26 at half. Thanks mainly to Muhl's D (and good team D to support her), Clark shot poorly (7-18 for just 21 pts) & 4 turnovers. But Page also shot poorly (7-17 for 17 pts) & 4 turnovers. Also no steals and only 3 assists. I hope and expect Bueckers to have a great 2024-25 season. Whichever WNBA team drafts her at #1 will be very fortunate.

If only the ref wouldn't have stopped her from shooting the final shot vs lowa in the semifinal by calling a borderline bad screen. We will never know if Page would have made it and provided another dramatic finish. If only. That really hurt women's basketball.

She is a great Player, awesome Athlete.

She's amazing ❤❤❤

To be fair, Sue Bird said she'd take Caitlin. But all that aside, Paige and Juju are gonna keep the hype going for women's college basketball, but don't sleep on those SC freshmen. Hopefully big days ahead for the women

Some day MJ going to be known as the Paige Bueckers of men’s basketball.

Face, incredible player

I want WNBA 2025 Chicago Sky to Draft pick Paige Bueckers Number 1 Round Pick

She just good bru watch this year she will be the best 😂

AND her collegiate career at UConn is not over! :)

ANGEL REESE NEXT :)

Paige got me into WBB. Caitlin made me stay. Too bad she had knee issues..who knows what might have been. Which really makes Caitlins run even more impressive because she never missed a game due to injury.

She’s diamonds and pearls good

Thought your video was pretty informative and unbiased, until towards the end. 1. NIL deals follow college players to the WNBA. They don't just stop after they graduate. So they don't just earn a WNBA rookie salary. 2. Bird and Taurasi were asked who they'd pick first between Bueckers and Clark, they didn't just randomly bring it up. They gave their opinion as professional athletes, on who they thought was a better pick skill-wise. 3. You (and many others) need to stop with the narrative that the vets are jealous just because they say that going from college to the WNBA is a big jump, and that the W is not as easy as in college. They're speaking from EXPERIENCE, not from a place of jealousy. (They even admit they had troubles adjusting!) They know what skills are necessary for players to compete at the highest level. By assuming whatever they say is because of jealousy, you're diminishing them as professional athletes who have spent YEARS working hard to stay in a competitive league. It says more about your biasness that you can't trust the words of athletes who know their shit, and aren't afraid to stay objective even though they know that will cause them to be harassed by a certain subset of fans.

3:19 the wnba will one day be great!

Paige will never get replace by anyone! Paige Is the best woman’s basketball player ever!

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UConn needs to play more player in every game. No more excuses, Geno! How the hell does Paige, Mika, and Edward’s make the final four with only four freshmen, two not playing much? Portal is open. Besides, Bettencourt and Berry, others that should continue thru the portal is Patterson, DuChamp, Cadence, and Ice Bradly! Why Brady? Geno already decided that he does not want her to shoot her signature shot! I believe Heno has decided not let Qadance play until she can rebound! Qadance will never be Aubrey Griffen. Both Paige and Aubrey are super gifted athletes. That is why they can block shots. Sorry, Qadance wrong team and wrong coach. It is portal time. Consider a transfer to Virginia Tech.

Paige is a future Stewart.

Scott royale= 97

Just got to say - Paige is better....than anyone, ESPECIALLY Caitlin (so totally over rated) Clark. I know this because I can see that she is better. My eyes told me Paige is a better shooter, Better! - Her shot is ''smoother'', never mind the slower lower eind up, it's like butter. Better butter! She is a better passer - she just chooses to pass less, because she is too unselfish, Geno says. She has a higher BB IQ - People don't realize the chess like complexity of choosing which 5 star team mate to pass to. It's not like Caitlin had to deal with THAT much pressure, just pass to any average teammate, easy peasy. Paige is WAY more EFFICIENT, and we all know that smart people talk about efficiency, not cave man stats like points, assists and wins. Paige is more efficient because she only shoots when all of her 5 star team mates help her get really clean open looks (Now why didn't Caitlin think of that? Boom!). Lastly, Defense. Paige is WAY better on defense. While her 5 star team mates smother their assignments she sags off for passing lane opportunites. But get this! Did you hear that the Fever are installing a massage chair at half court? This is for Caitlin because she doesn't play D, she will just hang there until getting the outlet and making an easy 50 foot bounce pass between the 4players running full speed. (This is because Iowa was the last 6 vs 6 state and Caitlin is inspired by past Iowa greats who only played offense. True story.) - This just in! Paige Transfers to the University of Minnesota! Wow, turns out Paige was so bored in UConn, and since Caitlin showed us that people don't REALLY love monopolies that much, Paige realized she could easily just take a team of 3 stars all the way to win the title - which Caitlin couldn't do - but Paige will because she's clearly much better.

lol you’re wrong on nil not following her

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Paige Bueckers is the best BB player ever - you’ll see

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Paige will shine as long as she doesn’t get injured.

Simple she’s The best!!!

Still dont know why she returning to uconn should’ve went to the league

No question Paige is a great player. Unfortunately she has established herself as being injury prone.

How good is Page? She is a PTP’er baby she’s Awesome with a capitol A

Why you acting like Juju isn’t going to be the face of college basketball next year too though..

Not 28m for 8 years good though

Haven't watched this, but Paige probably would've been picked over Caitlin if she declared this year. That's how good she is

Unlike someone else who got most of the attention in the 2023-2024 season, Paige is a great defensive player.

Paige is the best player in the country, but she needs to learn how to be at her best when it counts the most, and win the last game of the season.

But not the hype like CC

she is so tuff

i need her to be healthy PLEASE PAIGE

What I think the WNBA players don't like is Catlins attitude. She is going to have a wake up call if she thinks college hoops and physical. She isn't going to get half the calls she use to and will get more Technicals for her complaining.

Juju definitely the face but she top 3

You totally missed the point, or were too chicken to say it. The WNBA players, and many GM's, have said PB is better beciase she IS. It's not that complicated. They're both making way more in NIL than WNBA players do and Paige has been doing longer, so if jealousy was the issue, then it would apply to Paige even more. No, what top players do have a problem with is unearned celebrity. CC was the same player this year as before, she just took 4 more 3's a game. The rest of her line is almost identical....and in terms of quality and not volume, it's lesser than Paige's across the board in every major advanced and value stat. 100% of CC's fame came from 2 things that the media knows what they can sell to ignorant casual fans, all for money: points per game ( regardless of how many shots it took her) and logo threes. The latter only counts for 3, she made very few of them, any many players could make it from there but their coaches would bench them. However, It sells. Paige actually finsihed second to CC or won every advanced and value metric that included volume ( with no inclusion of efficiency) and won every O advanced and value metric that was efficiency or per play based, and was top 3 for guards in all D metrics, and was # 1 overall in Total player O rating ( CC #6) and top 10 in Total player D rating( CC in the thousands). Paige also finshed near the top in BPM and way ahead of CC. Players can easily see the skills difference and variety in Paige's game, the fact that she out shoots CC in CC's best thing( 3's) and is in a different world on D, which is literally half the game. CC is a good player that the media decided to annoint and, as per usual, went way overboard in the praise. Any great player who knows what it took to get there is offended by a false narrative, it's insulting.

We just want her to stay healthy with these other great players for UConn in 2024-2025.

How was Paige more impressive than CC when CC had better numbers than Paige? 26 6 points bests 20.4 ppg. Plus Caitlin had more assists and rebounds near PB.

Just got to say - Paige is better....than anyone, ESPECIALLY Caitlin (so totally over rated) Clark. I know this because I can see that she is better. My eyes told me Paige is a better shooter, Better! - Her shot is ''smoother'', never mind the slower lower wind up, it's like butter. Better butter! And...Paige is a way better passer - she just chooses to pass less, because she is too unselfish, Geno says. She has a higher BB IQ - People don't realize the chess like complexity of choosing which 5 star team mate to pass to. It's not like Caitlin had to deal with THAT much pressure, just pass to any average teammate, easy peasy. Paige is WAY more EFFICIENT, and we all know that smart people talk about efficiency, not cave man stats like points, assists and wins. Paige is more efficient because she only shoots when all of her 5 star team mates help her get really clean open looks (Now why didn't Caitlin think of that? Boom!). Lastly, Defense. Paige is WAY better on defense. While her 5 star team mates smother their assignments she sags off for passing lane opportunites. But get this! Did you hear that the Fever are installing a massage chair at half court? This is for Caitlin because she doesn't play D, she will just hang there until getting the outlet and making an easy 50 foot bounce pass between the 4players running full speed. (This is because Iowa was the last 6 vs 6 state and Caitlin is inspired by past Iowa greats who only played offense. True story.) - This just in! Paige Transfers to the University of Minnesota! Wow, turns out Paige was so bored in UConn, and since Caitlin showed us that people don't REALLY love monopolies that much, Paige realized she could easily just take a team of 3 stars all the way to win the title - which Caitlin couldn't do - but Paige will because she's clearly much better.

Jealous? I'd pick Bueckers over Clark with no hesitation. Maybe WNBA players just know what they're talking about.

Sue and Diana don’t do a regular broadcast of the game. That was on ABC. They have guests and pretty much BS thru the game much like the Mannings do with Monday night football. So perfectly appropriate for them to speculate how college players might perform in the WNBA. Before Paige got injured it was pretty much universally accepted she was the best in her class but if anyone still believes that this year that’s somehow a diss of Clarke.

2020-21 was "it" for PB. PERIOD.T As far as her freshman stats, consider the competition, Big East... good grief.

Statistics aside: 1. Paige and Caitlin played on the same US team as high schoolers, talent wise it was known that Paige was the better player and Clark a close second. It was also known that Clark was a slightly more prolific scorer but Paige was all around better. This observation tested true into their freshman years as Paige carried UCONN single handedly to the final four and POY as a freshman. (CC would get her POY eventually...) 2. Multiple reasons why Paige would never outscore CC, playing for Geno, playing for UCONN, Geno's coaching style, and the elephant in the room... CC actually HAD a better supporting cast in IOWA and they were built and played around her talents and were coached as Iowa's offensive strategy!!! UCONN's supporting cast of players actually nullified Paige's talents and hold her back, and Aaliyah also had to get her 20 points. In addition, the team they were supposed to have was never present when Paige was able to play. 3. Also, due to the Strength of Schedule UCONN plays in November/December, their team is often beat up. Truth is, if the team were healthy, Paige would be relegated to averaging about 20 points per game, but would have probably won the National Championship for another 4-peat... 🙂 4. Semantics, in men's BB, people are either Lebron or Michael. Paige or CC depends on what you value for your team. A singular star scoring 60 or a 20 point triple double or championships?

Caitlin can Hoop, but she ain't Paige.

Paige sucked in the 4th quarter against Iowa. Totally unimpressive.

Reese is not as talented as Buekers or Clark

Not good at all! She did not play the second half of Iowa game. I don’t want to make assumptions, but there was something very wrong with!

Paige is the whole company.... Caitlin is ONE of the models. Meaning Paige is a more complete player.

Paige is being pushed really hard by someone, that is probably expensive.